Blogs from Barnegat, Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, North America

After work today I ran by the local library to pick up some research materials. Sadly they don't have old newspaper on microfilm where I can check some of the articles and Obits I need to find. But I was able to track down a book I wanted and it gave me a chance to drive over to the old cemetary. Right in the historic part of town is the old Quaker meeting house. Surrounded on one side by a graveyard. The graves are almost all older the newest ones being from just the 1990's. But there are very few of those and most date back to the 19th century. Some probably further. But it is so hard to tell as many are so weather beaten that the words are now obscured. Others are broken in ... read more